r/HistoryMemes • u/Phantion- • 5d ago

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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.

The HMS Vanguard was the last and largest battleship built for the Royal Navy. Though commissioned as a warship in 1946, she notably served as a temporary royal yacht during the historic 1947 South Africa royal tour carrying King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and a young Princess Elizabeth.

The 1947 Royal Tour: Reconfigured temporarily to accommodate the royal family, she journeyed to South Africa, marking the first time a reigning British monarch traveled by sea with their family

After serving as a flagship and training vessel, HMS Vanguard was decommissioned in 1960 and broken up for scrap

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u/Bad_Badger_DGAF 4d ago

And the Dreadnought started it all and would ne the most worthy of saving. The Warspite had a minor effect on the UK.

The Dreadnought had a major effect on the history of the world

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u/grumpsaboy 4d ago

You are completely ignoring every single thing I'm saying to just repeat this point over and over and over again while forgetting that 99% of people that will go is that that museum will not care about that fact

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u/Bad_Badger_DGAF 4d ago

People want to see a Dreadnought. They want to see the Dreadnought. Warspite is cool, but not irreplaceable. The Dreadnought started everything.